cornkister

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noun

A Doric comic song of the late 19th of early 20th century, in the tradition of a bothy ballad.

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Meanings

nouncornkister (plural cornkisters)

plural cornkisters

  1. historicalA Doric comic song of the late 19th of early 20th century, in the tradition of a bothy ballad.

Origin

From corn + kist + -er, from Scottish dialect kist (“a chest”).

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APA

cornkister. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cornkister

MLA

“cornkister.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cornkister. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cornkister,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cornkister.

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